Jean Castaneda, la fidélité d'El gato - Reportage de 1985

1984-85 Season Saint-Étienne were relegated to the second division. Everyone left, but El Gato (the cat) stayed. Captain of his team, even a leader, he would guide them back to the top flight a year later. In 1988, under suspicious circumstances, Casta was put in competition with Herbin. He left the club to play as a substitute in Marseille for a year. There, an injured starter, he played a few matches, including the last of his career at... Geoffroy-Guichard (ASSE 0-0 OM, April 25, 1990): "I used to walk into the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium and give a little wave to both sets of fans. But this time, since I was wearing the OM jersey, I hesitated. I finally did it, and the crowd responded. That moment will forever be etched in my memory. It was a full circle moment." (L'Équipe, quoted by Les Poteaux Carrés). A profile of a true gentleman, a Saint-Étienne native, deeply in love with his club, for which he donned the gloves 360 times. His birthdate: http://www.poteaux-carres.com/article... His profile: https://www.asse-stats.com/jean-casta...